Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/10/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (+166) Philadelphia (-202)

The Philadelphia Phillies (85-58) welcome the Tampa Bay Rays (71-72) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rays at +166 and the Phillies are coming in at -202. The over/under has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Taj Bradley and Ranger Suarez.

As a team, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 3.9 runs/g, which puts them at 28th in MLB. They are sitting with 554 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .305. The Rays have accrued 225 doubles as a unit and have hit 131 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 515 runs batted in and 1,100 base knocks for the season, while their average at the plate is .231. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .368 and have been rung up 1,318 times, while taking a walk on 454 occasions.

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The Rays have an ERA of 3.89 this season (12th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,229 hitters. Rays pitchers have given up 183 home runs in addition to 609 runs in total (12th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 404 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.20 as a team on the campaign. Tampa Bay has surrendered 1,162 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 552 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.04 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

Rays pitchers have come into the game with runners on 112 times as well as having 179 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 92 holds on the season (6th in the league). The Rays relievers have recorded a save percentage of 68.8% and has entered the game in 158 save situations. They have compiled 44 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 20 of their 64 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 163 base runners over the course of the season and 23.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rays have sent 481 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Rays have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,502 innings on the diamond, ranking them 8th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have 3,834 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,121 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 22nd in professional baseball, and have 99 double plays.

Bradley has taken the hill for 221 innings and has 260 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.97 (122 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 208 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 78 walks. Bradley (11-18 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.89 while going up against 946 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies have an on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .259 for the year. They have struck out on 1,199 occasions (18th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,274 base hits. Philadelphia has accounted for 172 HRs on the campaign as well as 669 runs batted in. The Phillies have a SLG% of .425 and they are earning 4.90 runs per game (5th in baseball). They have 255 doubles, while walking 465 times as well as putting up 700 runs.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.211 with a FIP of 3.84 as a staff this year. They are currently ranked 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,166. The Philadelphia pitching staff have conceded 583 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.74 (531 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.90 (1,267 strikeouts vs 382 bases on balls). They have yielded 159 home runs and they allow 4.11 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league).

With 120 save situations, the Phillies have earned 67 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 52 save chances and they have tallied 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 148 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of 115 inherited base runners. They sit at 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 456 relievers onto the field for the year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 110 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Phillies have racked up 1,302 assists, 78 errors and have amassed 3,835 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 11,505 innings played, the Phillies have a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (18th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Suarez has allowed 546 base knocks while he has earned 541 punch outs in 587 innings pitched. Suarez (41-27 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.30 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 215 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.257 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has faced 2,457 hitters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (+166)

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